Hulu's Shrill starring SNL's Aidy Bryant is a win for representation

Fifteen seconds into Hulu’s new series Shrill and we are already seeing skin. The woman is not sexualized, but instead she is shown in her bra, trying to figure out what to wear to work. This mundane event might not even be shown in most shows, however, the moment stands out for one reason– this woman is fat.

Television Review: Hulu's Pen15

Bad haircuts. Questionable fashion choices. Changing bodies. Masturbation. Devastatingly awkward moments. I think it is safe to say that no one would voluntarily go back to middle school, but comedians Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle did revisit the most humbling time in a person’s life and infused all the age’s awkwardness and heart into the Hulu show Pen15. Premiering this Friday and produced by The Lonely Island, the show gives an honest depiction of 13-year-old girls trying to navigate the trials and tribulations of middle school and growing up. It’s just that the leads are played by 30 somethings.

Television Review: I Am the Night on TNT

In this barren time of year, when all the Oscar movies have been out for a while and prime time tv shows are either gearing up or not back at all, very rarely does a show bare such star power. Starring Chris Pine and produced and partially directed by Wonder Woman’s Patty Jenkins and written by her husband, Sam Sheridan, TNT’s I Am the Night tries to combine that star power with an almost too wild to believe true story and a political message about disenfranchised voices. Sometimes it succeeds, sometimes it fails.

Television Review: Insecure "Ready-Like"

As a #teamlawrence member, I wasn’t mad at all to see the latest episode of “Insecure” open up with a few saucy sex scenes, Lawrence (Jay Ellis) sexy chocolate self, Lawrence has been waxing some asses! Lucky ladies! But…. the dick downs have not come without ramifications; Lawrence now has chlamydia. Insecure has been receiving some backlash for not showing condom use in the most of the steamy sex scenes throughout the past few seasons of Insecure, I applaud Issa for showing the youth and us reminding us grownups that casual sex can be fun, feel damn good, but your ass better wrap it up or STD infection can occur and as we all know all are not curable.

TV Revue: Grown-ish "Back & Forth"

Grown-ish closes out its stellar freshmen season with the aptly titled “Back & Forth.” At the closing of last week’s episode, Zoey (Yara Shahidi) found herself in a predicament when both Aaron (Trevor Jackson) & Luca (Luka Sabbat) confessed their feelings for our heroine. The love triangle gets worse when Cash (Da’Vinchi) returns, deciding that he wants Zoey back.

TV Revue 9-1-1 "A Whole New You"

FOX’s winter hit 9-1-1- closes out its freshmen season with the episode “A Whole New You.” Picking up where the last episode ended, Abby is beginning the process of grieving after losing her mother. Connie Britton was great in this episode and honestly showed her range. Through the season we’ve come to know Abby as a caretaker and 9-1-1 operator, but who is Abby without her mother?

TV Revue: Grown-ish "Crew Love"

After nearly losing the friendships they established in last week’s episode, the characters are back to normal on Freeform’s Grown-ish. Episode 10 titled “Crew Love.” The show has been successful tackling numerous rites of passages we all experience in college. “Crew Love” finds the crew getting ready for Freshman Formal.

"TV Revue "9-1-1-"Trapped"

The ninth episode of FOX’s 9-1-1 is entitled “Trapped.” This week episode revolves around victims as well are core characters either being trapped or feeling trapped. Opening with a homeless man, becoming trapped in a trash compactor. It was an exciting way to start the episode, but I’m curious to know how a homeless man, had a cellphone to call for help. Luckily he’s rescued by the dynamic duo of Hen (Aisha Hinds) and Buck (Oliver Stark).

TV Revue Grown-ish "Safe & Sound"

Episode 11 of the hit Freeform series, Grown-ish is titled “Safe & Sound.” This episode centers around on who deserves a safe space on campus. Similar to last week’s episode, which saw two of the background characters taking the lead, “Safe & Sound” pushes Ana (Francia Raisa) to the forefront.

TV Revue 9-1-1 "Karma's A Bitch"

Episode eight of the FOX series 9-1-1 is titled “Karma’s A Bitch” which perfectly describes the majority of the events that transpire over the latest episode. The official definition of Karma is the cosmic principle according to which each person is rewarded or punished in one incarnation according to that person’s deeds in the previous incarnation.

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